November Newsletter

Dartfish Express is Coming

You will soon be able to use your I-Pad/I Phone to upload video to Dartfish TV channels.  So the ability to communicate with athletes and boosters just became a lot easier.  For coaches, from your I Pad/Phone, you can video your athletes in skill or team play, draw or comment, then upload directly to your channel.  Another use is some brief video of a match, and upload to parents or boosters that couldn't make the match.  So many uses to develop your athletes, along with interest in your program.  Dartfish TV is a tool that can be instrumental in taking athletes to a higher level.  The ability to learn and communicate should not be restricted to solely afternoon team practices. This exciting tool should be available shortly.


 Dartfish TV Maintenance

On Thursday, October 25th, there will be an maintenance and upgrade which will mandate channel shutdown for a few hours.  Since this is taking place in the middle of the night in North America, this shouldn't cause too much inconvenience.  However, insomniacs may need a plan B should the channel not be ready for your late night viewing.

Japan Video

Toshi Yoshida

VTS recently returned from Tokyo with some wonderful video of Toshi Yoshida working with his Ageo Medical professional team.  Toshi is without question one of the top coaches in the world.  We spent four days in his training sessions as he prepares his team for their upcoming season.  I have about forty hours of video to edit, but will be adding this to the VTS channel in the upcoming weeks.

Upcoming Projects

We will be doing a couple different things in the upcoming weeks.

• I am going to produce a video for parents that will assist them as they work with their daughters.  So many parents want to help, but lack the knowledge to contribute to the cause.  This will be a free download from the VTS site.
• We have training video scheduled with Georgia, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and NC State in the upcoming weeks.  We are also beginning our sessions with successful clubs this weekend as we visit Dead Frog in Kalamazoo, Michigan
• As mentioned, we will be uploading video from our visit with Toshi Yoshida in Japan.  Hopefully, we can get Toshi involved in future projects.

Recommended Reading

I have almost finished a great book written by Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy.   The book title is "One World Schoolhouse- Education Re imagined".  This is a wonderful book that critiques the current educational system and makes suggestions for how to better develop a student's abilities.  I always read books with a thought as to how it might impact teaching volleyball.  This book will definitely get your creative juices flowing as to how to better impart the coaching information you have for your athletes.


That's all for now.  As always we are looking to improve and grow the Volleyball Training Solutions site.  Suggestions are welcome and appreciated.  For those high school coaches, good luck as the season winds down.  For club coaches, good luck as the season starts.